I would suggest that that depends upon the viewpoint. If the viewpoint of an individual expressed at a time when the chap was alive, then I would use the past tense. If a philosophy or ongoing school of thought expressed by numerous people, then perhaps 'is' would be appropriate. If it sounds correct, though, it is probably suitable at this juncture.

hey guys, tahreem jawahery here...... actually am can speak english but still worried about my speaking i have no english friend and i want fluency in my english speaking any here plz give me some tips and my mother tongue is sindhi and i can speak my national language which is urdu..... hope you people reply me thanks

(Original post by tahreem jawahery)
hey guys, tahreem jawahery here...... actually am can speak english but still worried about my speaking i have no english friend and i want fluency in my english speaking any here plz give me some tips and my mother tongue is sindhi and i can speak my national language which is urdu..... hope you people reply me thanks

English speaking friends is what helps the most, get some! Otherwise take out of class lectures on english, buy english learning CD`s (not books, so you hear the pronounciation)

Hey, I've been getting a bit confused with apostrophes lately so could someone please clear something up for me?

I always thought that if a word (which is singular) ends in 's' then you simply put the apostrophe on the end - e.g. James'. However, lately I keep seeing 'James's' written in books. Which is right? James' or James's (assuming there is only one of James)?

I am now totally confused by all of this so any help would be much appreciated

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Hey, I've been getting a bit confused with apostrophes lately so could someone please clear something up for me?

I always thought that if a word (which is singular) ends in 's' then you simply put the apostrophe on the end - e.g. James'. However, lately I keep seeing 'James's' written in books. Which is right? James' or James's (assuming there is only one of James)?

I am now totally confused by all of this so any help would be much appreciated

Both are absolutely valid. The 's' after the apostrophe in a word ending with s is optional.

Perhaps not the right forum, but it's the only place I could think to post it: Is the word 'Oxford' plural or singular? I'm convinced it is the latter (University of Oxford is, so why shouldn't the shortened version be?), but I see a good amount of people on this forum writing that 'Oxford don't...' and 'Do Oxford...' which would indicate that it is plural. Even one of the stickys in this section is 'Do Oxford see module grades?'. I'm disinclined to think that they all have such a poor handle of English grammar. Am I missing something?